Chairman:

No. I understand that elements within those headlines have seen increases, but the total budget for arts, culture and film decreased from €188 million to €158 million and the total budget for the Irish language will have decreased from €51 million to €46 million. In totality, there are falls in funding.

There are only five minutes left on my clock and I want to ensure that we reach a couple of other issues. Under subhead A, I am concerned about the money that is allocated for the Galway arthouse cinema. As the Minister knows, there has been quite a controversy. Some €8.4 million of public money has gone into this project. The first contract saw a structure built that then cost €250,000 to knock down. Another contract was issued by Solas, but the State was not even made aware of it. The Department was not aware of its details or that it had been issued. I understand that Solas went into liquidation in July. Given the amount of money that has been invested, I would love to find out when the cinema will be open. That is my first question, although I have a couple more.